كَأَنَّas though خَيالَthe phantom الذِئبِof the wolf تَحتَbeneath دُفوفِهاher flanks
كَأَنَّ خَيالَ الذِئبِ تَحتَ دُفوفِها
إِذاwhen ماemphatic particle غَدَتshe sets forth فَتلاًtwisted outward مَرافِقُهاher elbows دُفقاًsplayed outward
إِذا ما غَدَت فَتلاً مَرافِقُها دُفقاً
As though a wolf’s phantom were beneath her flanks,
As if the wolf's shadow beneath its warmth
when she sets forth, her elbows twisted and splayed outward.
When it becomes prey, its dripping blood accompanies it
Sol 6.1